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Martin Kuro

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
154 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

No, lower than that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

So we raised some non-dilutive financing in that round.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

So that's equity plus some debt.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

In France, you can have access to loans even pre-revenue.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

Are these grants from the government?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

It's not grants.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

It is a loan.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

So you do have to pay it back.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

But it's a loan that's specifically tailored for very early stage companies.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

Well, interestingly, the cost has tripled since we raised.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

Yeah.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

It's a lot more expensive now.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

It's a floating rate?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

Yeah.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

We got a fixed rate locked in, but now we're looking to raise some more because obviously now we have revenues.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

We're trying to extend our runway and raise a bit more of non-dilutive in addition to the equity that we already raised.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

Oh, I see.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

And the cost has gone up quite dramatically.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

Yeah, it is.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised

I think it's six now.